Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-06
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4ha motlnn 20 qnaah the indieimsnl
IN he n. h. 6haw esse wa9 aERnea
kefoFs Jndas AlIyn yesbeEday nornin4.
~. Ashton. for tbs dofsndant, -
foTlk fanf fhe nance 81 ~ Witnesses
$1,000 hefoFs Tue Gragd }ary wefe
80 oIv9n n tha fnfietment - required
- iaw and, second, that tns Grand
fnrV had not been properly drawn, ste.
Tke ARE Point waa ovsrFuisd, bai the
~eeonA. fos 4 time, BID fair % knock TIE
in9Iesrneut. NJ. Ashton Fead ths pain
urcyiTiona Of fhs law governing the
6rawaua az Grand Jariea, which Require
80 0nuuev OommisaioneFa 70 make tw0
Its1s--0ue eompFisina ell the eiaiEsna o.
49, aountv who are eligible 81 Grand
g1vosS. that a Who are elsotora and
bo~sShaldeFa, o. married men, and the
$500 4 gusoIaI lisf Of names taken from
shIa lfrt and eompFisina the selected
lnroxs, These must Be placed ~ tue
xaSifor,e oliics foF puhlie inspection,
thaa Al nav SO Who are the eligible
s.vors Thia Rad n0i basn duns 10
s51kss uaf1Icular. Indssd, be said, u
- aeVeF been dons II TIE county.
~ eIamination Of tbe records 70
kluNs llaAAs Ea8A444te4 -,
osher eounties would show tnAt We iaw
vas followed 70 the lettsF thfrs. Az
Ihorities we're quoted snowina vnefe
similar neglect OF disregard o. ilke pro
Vlalen Ia lhs drawing Of tefies bao nad
ne easai Of ssliinR nside yefdiets -
wsil Is eisqusllfytnR iaEies.
JudRe Allyn, - Prosecuting Attorney
Colnsr ross 70 reply, Asked that pc son
ane himself 70 ths matter Of TIE hst.
Toe Information he bad feeesved' ne
said, surprised him vsry maon. lie
ieW vas plain, and, wliho1t sayinR
what ha would Do n TIE present m
stance, be said, 4 would have 70 Ds fol-
loved IN the futqre.
NJ, Ooinss said that proposition 20
81 aids an Indictment beeaaee NE
names of TIE Grand JuFy had net been
spreaA upon llas. vas pfepostefouf. ! {
fkai might be doae what vas TIE uss o.
ira OoaFsf Why pas tha Jnfy throu9h
a. examlnailon e. 70 theiF eligibility
before entfnsllnR them Win ne dah -
10 snsvsE 70 question for informa-
tion, Mr.. OolneT sald; II waa prevent
Al 9he tina the Commissioners bad
abont selected The tafy and asked y
SkeF had q Iiai. The reply was that
1hey ha1 nol; thai there bad never been
one prepared n This county. The Con
mlssionaFs said q could not be done
without great expense. AZ the opening
az thia session Of Court, !" be oontlnuea,
II moved that she Court SCI aside the
Venlso and order IN opek voniKe u lssues
The Court hes inherent poser g 30
sammon iaFy from the nlFsels. That
4 whV / made thai motion. And noe
rhalI we eay thai 81 TIE work Of this
iuFy rnnsi 70 10 nanght beeause their
nanpoa were not on q list In the Audi
tofia oilosY Justice mast nce stop BE-
causs some one has failed 10 DO bis
daty, / will add thai no attorney ~
this bar would have The gall, II u please
VonF honor, 10 maka eneh Q propoettion,
cave NJ. Ashton"
ne CoaFi smiled and said that vas
entirely TOO personal.
NJ. Ashton smiled also bat did not
Feply % the personal shaft. The ooaft,
81 aaid, vac sitting In Judgment On the
criminal aida Of the calendar and hsd
40 rlahtn except conferred b. the laws
of t(e United States. ita inherent
powure came 70 u 90 she equity aide
alsue. 10 conclusion. be said. that, be-
enuae tha defendant vas on trial for
crime that had awakened public indiR'
nation Waa no reason Why be should Be
derived OF bis rights under the Law
ana hat Dc should be tried By q ioFy
psopefiT constituted.
Judae Allyn aaiA again the informa-
tlon regarding ibe manner 10 which the
law aoVeFine The dfawiag Of the iafy
had baen diHreQAfded surprised him.
ID exulsluad Why The DlatFica Attorney
had moved 10 81 aside the taFy, which
molten. ha eaid, had also surprised him
a he 1lue nnd be had aaked Wig u was
ana YES told that the drawing vas
aornetituaa irregular. The Law, be said,
Feaulfed two llsss and lheas 10 be ceFti.
Aad 10 hy the Commissioners. The
OoumisaioneFa kad 20 more right 70
piek out FROM their Aoqaaintaneeg ana
krisnds & list Of names and hand Il ~
iary than had the Sheriff or Auditog o.
any ether ofieeE. TIE idea of going
lhenuah nuch Q form, rtquiring TIE Dis.
eRiet Attorney 10 smpay So aside and
che lRsuina Of en- open VantEe oompaif
lna The Bherih 10 80 0ni % the streets
and sick up iuRy, vas NOT only fidtea'
l0a1 bni quite - expensive ~ would Be
he mnkina OF The lists. II Was . farce.
he uald, ana OPENED the doos for pos
aIbie WrunR. A iufy % cent In migat
be aaeepssd By an nnexpesienoed Attor.
ney ana tha eonviclion Of criminal
nleht t. sat asids By The question be-
inc raised afterwards. "Buf, be ADDED,
" tha Ooart Il not prepared 70 ct this
Jury WORK aalde.n Aud The eounseI
FOR the dsfenss who had been aareeing
s-u.awlaAafv In hia eNnFasaion az forcal
wlth thln view OF the Courts began TO
ioas interest. ia Woald not 20 % sci
al criminal business hack until next
MAJ" The molten Waa therefore ever
ruled.